Century-old wreaths made from human hair fill the walls of Leila’s Hair Museum, and glass cases overflow with necklaces and watch bands made from the locks of the dead.

A school in Santiago, Chile, has launched a program that blocks smartphones, helping teens reconnect with the real world.

The city said it is returning to the way things were before the pandemic and added the change will reduce expenses for taxpayers.

The Army Corps of Engineers will store heavy dredging equipment in Atlantic Beach between 17th Street and 18th Street for the Fourth of July.

Authorities charged a Kansas City-area man who killed a court employee trying to serve an eviction notice and a police officer who responded.

Authorities say a court employee and a police officer were fatally shot Thursday after the court process server tried to serve an eviction notice at a home in Missouri.

Former Ohio congressman and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is running for Congress again, this time as an independent.

Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment.

A person familiar with the decision tells AP that Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman has been rewarded for the team’s turnaround with a contract extension and new job title.

A Polish court has upheld the Warsaw mayor's ban on an annual march organized by nationalists on Poland’s Independence Day.

After nearly two years of renovations, the Harry S.

Officials from around the globe are beginning three weeks of grueling climate talks.

A new report from the Biden administration targets six large regions nationwide that have economies reliant on fossil fuels for federal investment and aid to create renewable energy jobs.

American Cruise Lines is the first cruise line to resume sailing in U.S. waters since the coronavirus pandemic, according to an article on USA Today. On Saturday, American Cruise Lines’ coastal ship Independence left Amelia Island on a seven-day cruise to Charleston. Being a smaller ship, Lara said, the cruise line used it to its advantage. Guests are also encouraged to get a COVID-19 vaccine before traveling, but it’s not mandatory, according to the cruise line. According to the USA Today article, the next cruise line set to sail in U.S. waters since the pandemic is the American Queen Steamboat Company.

A United Nations report released on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 says humans are making Earth a broken and increasingly unlivable planet through climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Humans are making Earth a broken and increasingly unlivable planet through climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. So the world must make dramatic changes to society, economics and daily life, a new United Nations report says. And many of the solutions, such as eliminating fossil fuel use, combat multiple problems including climate change and pollution, she said. The report also tells nations to value nature in addition to the gross domestic product when calculating how an economy is doing.

A man running a 50K race in Independence, Kansas, died after he was struck by lightning shortly before he finished the run. INDEPENDENCE, Kansas (CNN) - A man running a 50K race in Independence, Kansas, died after he was struck by lightning shortly before he finished the run. Thomas Stanley, 33, died Saturday afternoon while running in the FlatRock 50K trail race at Elk City Lake Park, a Facebook post from the organizers of the race said. The post said he was struck by lightning just as he was approaching the finish line of the 50K (31.06 miles) race. "He was unable to cross the finish line, unfortunately, but he is one of our finishers," Robinson told CNN affiliate KWCH.

Remnants of a Civil War battle in Independence, Missouri, were uncovered earlier this week by a local tree service that deemed an old tree needed to be taken apart for safety purposes. Jeff Eastham of Jeffs Tree Services said he was sent to the home because he was told the tree posed a danger to the rest of the local landscape. In fact, homeowner Randall Pratt said this isnt the first time a cannonball was found on the property. During another renovation in 1980, the family found a cannonball lodged inside the structure of the house. It was a part of the tree for at least 157 years and it will stay with the house, he said.

A dog was found Monday nearly hanging from the side of an I-70 overpass in Independence, Missouri. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

The TaxSlayer Bowl staged a full afternoon of music and spirit on Friday. News4Jax provided a live stream of the events and archived the video here:High school bands visiting for the TaxSlayer Bowl: Fort Osage's Red and White Brigatde from Independence, Missouri; the Holmen Marching Vikings from Holman, Wisconsin; the Clifton Mustang Marching Band from Clifton, New Jersey; the Woodlands Hills High School Wolverines Band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and the Woldstrides Dancers. Three more high school bands: the Downingtown West High School Whippets from Downingtown, Pennsylvania; the Unionville High School Marching Indians from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania; and the Woodrow Wilson High School Presidents from Portsmouth, Virginia.